Case Study: Failing One-year-old Roof on Warehouse Quickly Replaced

By Western Colloid. 

Western Colloid provides affordable and quality commercial roof for this Arizona Warehouse. 

It isn’t common that a new roof starts to fail. Incorrect installation and materials will lead to major problems in your building. In the case of this metal warehouse with acrylic coating, both instances were true and the incorrect products caused highly damaging leaks.  

The reinforcing fabric had shrunk, making the coating bridge at each joint and allowing for moisture to get under the coating. The owners looked at many contractors to find a cost-effective solution, however, each contractor told them they needed to build another roof. One contractor suggested putting a cover board over the failing roof and to build a new one using a BUR or single-ply product, but this process would have been very expensive. 

A solution that works 

The owners wanted a quality, affordable roofing option. They called in Classic Roofing, who recommended Western Colloid. After 45 years in business, we have seen everything. Additionally, we have a reputation for coming up with solutions in tough situations like this. 

After reviewing videos, taking samples and doing testing, we and Classic Roofing decided that the failing acrylic coating could be removed! 

In most cases, our fluid-applied roofing products are a perfect alternative to removing a roof. But for this commercial roof in Arizona, the acrylic substrate was so unstable and the roof had so much moisture that removal was really the only answer. 

The acrylic roof was removed almost back to the original metal roof. And Western Colloid’s #720 ElastaHyde was used to coat the roof along with using our #800 Elastic Cement for the details. 

Now we have a very happy building owner with a 10-year warranty that can be extended! 

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Original article source: Western Colloid